National Winners

National Braille Challenge® 2009 Winners

Apprentice—Grades 1-2
1st-Gabriella Ahbee Orton, Crowley, Texas
2nd-Rio Popper, Redwood City, California
3rd-Nikhil Dadlani, Honolulu, Hawaii

Freshman—Grades 3-4
1st-Danielle Cowan, New York, New York
2nd-Cricket Bidleman, San Diego, California
3rd-Brandee Hick, South Jordan, Utah

Sophomore—Grades 5-6
1st-Vejas Vasiliauskas, Manhattan Beach, California
2nd-Haley Sumner, Indianapolis, Indiana
3rd-Christopher Nusbaum, Taneytown, Maryland

Junior Varsity—Grades 7-9
1st-Megan Bening, Arlington, Minnesota
2nd-Kyra Sweeney, Santa Monica, California
3rd-Marisa Parker, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts

Varsity—Grades 10-12
1st-Desmond Delgadillo, Pico Rivera, California
2nd-Michael Chang, San Jose, California
3rd-Judith Lung, Monterey Park, California

NBC4 Braille Superstar Award: For Excellence in Reading Comprehension
Tiffany Zhao, of Temple City, California

For more information visit the KNBC website.

Congratulations to all the Winners!

The 2009 Braille Challenge® winners with "American Idol" contestant Scott MacIntyre